RACGP provides in-principle support for continuance of Medevac laws The RACGP expressed support for the intent of the Medevac legislation at a Senate hearing this week.
The Status Resolution Support Service and the ‘Legacy Caseload’: A primer for GPs Dr Gillian Singleton, a GP with a special interest in refugee health, discusses the impacts of cuts to the Status Resolution Support Service on the lives of asylum seekers in Australia.
Award-winning GP vows to keep speaking out for asylum seekers Dr Nick Martin, former senior medical officer on Nauru, talks about why he decided to expose what he saw there and his hopes for the future.
RACGP backs call for medical transfer of asylum seekers and refugees The RACGP has commended Dr Kerryn Phelps on her bill designed to provide better medical care for people being held on Nauru and Manus Island.
Debate continues as 11 children transferred from Nauru to receive medical care As the health of young people detained on Nauru deteriorates, Labor and the Greens have softened their opposition to the Coalition’s conditions for transfer of refugees and asylum seekers to NZ.
Current standards of care on Nauru are unacceptable: RACGP The RACGP has expressed concerns about the health of refugee and asylum seeker children as another senior doctor contracted by the Australian Federal Government is deported from Nauru.
GP’s petition for children on Nauru receives significant response Dr Sara Townend wanted to help doctors advocate for the health of children and their families on Nauru, and has found strong support from a number of her colleagues.
Urgent call from GPs for healthcare standards boost on Manus and Nauru Dr Kate Walker, Chair of the RACGP Refugee Health Specific Interests network, and former Christmas Island GP Dr Ai-Lene Chan question the quality of asylum seeker healthcare in the wake of the preventable death of an Iranian asylum seeker on Manus Island.
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs at last has a new Chief Medical Officer The Department of Home Affairs has appointed a rural GP as its new Chief Medical Officer and Surgeon General.
Students to march for asylum seeker and refugee health Medical students will march on Saturday in support of refugee and asylum seeker health, calling on the Federal Government to provide greater transparency about medical treatment on Manus Island.